The cheeky brains behind this 20 city and neighborhood list told us that the ratings were "based on a combination of factors – including crime rates, poverty in the area and the general level of cleanliness." While most of the "worst destinations" are no-brainers (who's going to the US "Capital of Crime" anyways?) there are always certain cities and spots to avoid no matter how beautiful the home country!

Correction: The errors in a previous version of this infographic regarding Mexico, Slovakia and New Orleans have been corrected by the creator, HateBreaks.

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10 overrated destinations (and where to travel instead)

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There are places worth a thousand dollars in airfare. There are even places where eleven, twelve hours of flying is a small price to pay. Then there is Buenos Aires.

Packed with urban escapees chasing the past -- driving up prices any higher than they've a right to go, out here in the middle of nowhere -- this traffic-choked mountain town has degenerated into the worst kind of tourist trap: One that won't admit it.

A gangly teen brimming with potential, Germany's big town still has a ways to go before it's ready for its close-up. Unless you're a serious partier / club kid, go see the rest of Europe and come back when you're done.

Spend a little time in the Windy City and you'll come to know a people obsessed with the answer to a question nobody else has ever asked: “Is Chicago a world class city?” (The answer, by the way, is no.)

If you were looking for an off-brand, more complicated version of Hawaii, look no further.

Give the 38th State some credit -- years of pricey (and effective) public relations campaigning has many people thinking that it is, perhaps, the only place in the West with incredible skiing and scenery. Don't believe the hype.

There are lots of reasons to visit Canada. The waterlogged puzzlement that is modern Vancouver -- which offers little (good or bad) that you cannot find elsewhere -- is not one of them.

There are great beaches, sure, but there are also great beaches in other places that aren't an overpriced, underwhelming hassle.

The little city with the giant ego, San Francisco isn't even the largest town in the Bay Area -- so why does it believe so fervently in its imaginary position at the center of the universe? There are questions worth pondering -- this is not one of them. Head out to the coast, to wine country, up a mountain -- anywhere but here -- and let San Francisco go back to staring at itself in the mirror.

This too-often celebrated hipster mecca is one of those unfortunate places that seems really smashing on paper. Better to not ruin things by actually going.